In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe()

Due to an incorrect goto label, memory allocated for modedb and modelist
in uvesafb_vbe_init() is not freed in some error paths. Fix this by
updating the goto label.

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 affected < f413512c79c2d0012c6ed486e4025e1489e6d443
8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 affected < 61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ff
8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 affected < 81985921e14f5b471fc0ffe990826d0bda52c0cf
8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 affected < c53fdf7ee65af1b9b4566cc437d3754ce7b47118
8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 affected < c606c28085a3106c91c6d37bbbbf97b451d572ce
8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 affected < 12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62da
8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 affected < aa387a3e51808f580b51593e3c2f3d4703d91c1a
8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 affected < 033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079d
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
2.6.24 affected —
0 unaffected < 2.6.24
5.10.261 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.212 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.178 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.145 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.97 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.40 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.5 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2-rc1 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079d cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62da cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ff cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81985921e14f5b471fc0ffe990826d0bda52c0cf cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa387a3e51808f580b51593e3c2f3d4703d91c1a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c53fdf7ee65af1b9b4566cc437d3754ce7b47118 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c606c28085a3106c91c6d37bbbbf97b451d572ce cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f413512c79c2d0012c6ed486e4025e1489e6d443 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe() Due to an incorrect goto label, memory allocated for modedb and modelist in uvesafb_vbe_init() is not freed in some error paths. Fix this by updating the goto label.
Title fbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:54:53.973Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.916Z

Link: CVE-2026-72269

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:55.643

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:55.643

Link: CVE-2026-72269

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